Don't Fall in Love! (English Version)

CHAPTER 15

The next day, Erix didn't show up at school. I felt guilty about what had happened and wanted to hit Diana and Chris for putting me through such embarrassment.

ㅡWas he mad?ㅡDiana asked.

ㅡOf course! Even I would be if it happened to me.ㅡI snorted.

ㅡSorry, Faye. ㅡ She looked down at the white sneakers she was wearing. I shook my head no.

ㅡYou don't need to apologize, I was the fool for doing that. I might as well have gone to clean that damn lab. I don't know what came into my head.

ㅡ Maybe you like him... ㅡ Chris, she threw the words in the air and ran to the opposite side of us, preventing me from reaching him. We were going home after long and boring classes.

ㅡ What do I do now? I don't want him to be mad at me. I hate this.ㅡI sighed.

My cell phone started ringing inside my backpack. I opened it, picked it up and answered the call. It was my mother.

ㅡHi, mom.

ㅡHi, Faye. I made a chocolate cake just now, before I went back to the hospital, and I want you to take a piece to Erix. Could you do this favor for me?

That was it! It will be a good tactic for me to try to reconcile with Erix.

ㅡOf course, mom. ㅡ I smiled.

ㅡThank you, daughter. I'm going to the hospital now, but Saturday I'll be off in the afternoon, so let's go to the mall to have a fun afternoon.ㅡI smile even more at the news. It had been a while since we went to the mall together.

ㅡWhat about that smile, huh?ㅡ Diana asked, after I put my cell phone back in my backpack.

ㅡMy mother told me to take a piece of cake to Erix.ㅡWe stopped walking, because we arrived at the corner that led to my house and Diana lived on the next street.

ㅡI hope he accepts your apology. Good luck, Faye!ㅡ She waved and left.

When I got home, I put my backpack in the bedroom and went to the kitchen. I took the bowl where the piece of cake was already separated and left for Erix's house.

I knocked on the door and waited for him to appear. However, the one who appeared was Alice.

ㅡ Hi, Faye! How are you?ㅡHis smile was radiant. Unlike Erix, Alice was very expressive.

ㅡI'm fine, I guess... I came to bring you this piece of cake. My mother did it.ㅡI extended the bowl to her and looked for Erix, looking inside the house.

ㅡErix isn't here. I thought you were together.ㅡ She said.

ㅡHe didn't even show up at school todayㅡI said. Alice changed her expression to worried.

ㅡMaybe he went to the workshop...ㅡShe was thoughtful.ㅡBut he only goes there when he's sad or something. Do you know if anything happened to him these days? I've been away and he rarely tells me what he's feeling.

ㅡEr... Could you tell me where this workshop is?

...

I observed that place that seemed to be abandoned. The walls were covered in graffiti and the structure was a bit questionable. I was extremely curious wondering what Erix was doing there.

I opened the wooden door, which made a noise when I did so. I swept my eyes around the room and was surprised by the various paintings that were scattered around the corners. There were paintings of landscapes, animals, people and... Me??

ㅡWhy...ㅡBefore I could say anything, a hoarse voice interrupted me.

ㅡWhat are you doing here?ㅡI placed my hand on my chest, scared.

ㅡOh, damn, what a scare!ㅡI ran my hand through my hair. Erix looked at me with furrowed eyebrows.

ㅡCome to apologize again?ㅡHe walked past me and continued painting a picture. In it was me, incredibly beautiful.

ㅡ Yes.

ㅡWell, you can leave.

ㅡSeriously, Erix. I know it was selfish of me to do that without your permission, but it's not that big of a deal. ㅡ I said, frustrated. ㅡ And why are you painting me in this painting?? Erix she turned to me and approached. He was too close.

ㅡFaye, you really don't know why I'm mad?! You really don't know why I'm painting you here?! ㅡHe seemed to be more frustrated than me.

ㅡI don't!

ㅡI like you, Faye! ㅡHis words came out so quickly that I doubted whether he had really said what I heard.ㅡI like you so much that I don't know what to do anymore. I want to be with you all the time, I want to protect you from all the evil in this world, I want to make you smile because you look so beautiful smiling, Faye.

I didn't know how to react. My mouth was half open. Erix had just declared herself to me?? Like this??

I poked his cheek with my index finger, to see if it was real or a dream. Erix arched her eyebrow.

ㅡDo you... Really like me? ㅡ We were so close that I could hear your breathing. Erix nodded.

Does the popular Erix Zhang like me?

I wanted to run away, because I didn't know what to do in situations like this. However, before I did, Erix grabbed my arm and pulled me towards him, sealing our lips.

That kiss seemed to connect our souls. Time around us seemed to have stopped. I felt a mix of feelings and my heart was pounding in my chest.

Erix stopped our kiss with a really cute smile, I must say. One of his hands was on my waist and the other on my neck. His gaze met mine and our faces were still close.

ㅡ I like you too, Erix Zhang ㅡ I said, making him smile even more. I sealed our lips again and all I felt was happiness, after so many years of not knowing exactly what that feeling was.

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